Sonia Dada (album)

Sonia Dada is the first album by Sonia Dada, released in 1992 on Chameleon Records.^[1][2] It was re-released with two extra tracks in 1994 on Calliope Records; one of these tracks, "Paradise", would also be included on the 1998 album My Secret Life.

Sonia Dada
Studio album by Sonia Dada
Released	September 22, 1992
Recorded	February–June 1992
Length	48:23
Label	Chameleon
Producer	Daniel Laszlo
Sonia Dada chronology
Sonia Dada (1992) A Day at the Beach (1995)

The album reached number two on the Australian ARIA Charts and was the 13th-highest-selling album for the year of 1993.

Track listing

1. "We Treat Each Other Cruel" – 4:09
2. "You Don't Treat Me No Good" – 4:08
3. "Jungle Song" – 4:42
4. "As Hard as It Seems" – 3:59
5. "You Ain't Thinking (About Me)" – 3:59
6. "The Edge of the World" – 4:31
7. "Cut It Up & Cry" – 4:39
8. "New York City" – 3:27
9. "Never See Me Again" – 3:57
10. "I Live Alone" – 3:54
11. "Deliver Me" – 4:41
12. "Deliver Me (Slight Return)" – 2:17

The re-released album had the following extra tracks at the end of the album:

13. "Paradise" – 5:08
14. "Mamba Wan Gama" – 1:27

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Sonia Dada Chart (1993) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 2 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] 17 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5] 29

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Sonia Dada Chart (1993) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 13

Certifications

Certifications for Sonia Dada

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6]	2× Platinum	140,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Sonia Dada by Sonia Dada". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 41. Oct 10, 1992. p. 55.
2. Rothschild, David (Nov 5, 1993). "New York-based Chameleon Records...". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 6.
3. "Australiancharts.com – Sonia Dada – Sonia Dada". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
4. "Charts.nz – Sonia Dada – Sonia Dada". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
5. "Sonia Dada Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
6. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.